SAA team visits capacity building program in Ethiopia
Between June 12 and June 16, 2022 SAA-Ethiopia staff made a monitoring visit to assess the status of the capacity building program in Jigjiga University. The SAA team observed that the nursery site established with financial support from SAA…
SAA Mali supports students in action-oriented research
The Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) is an important component of the demand-driven curriculum for students at SAA’s partner agricultural universities and colleges. Students, who are mainly extension agents, conduct the action-oriented research projects to address agriculture related challenges faced by rural communities…
SAA-Uganda provides internship opportunities to university students
Over the years, SAA has provided internship opportunities to hundreds of university students. This year, SAA-Uganda received 22 students pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in various agriculture related areas, including agricultural extension, agribusiness and soil sciences at the Makerere and Busitema Universities…
SAFE alumnus transforms Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) into a flourishing beekeeping business
Award winning agri-entrepreneur becomes a role model for youth in Mali
Successful seed multiplication venture in Nigeria
After joining the SAFE program in 2005 at the Ahmadu Bello University in the Zaria City of Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Dr. Nuhu Saddiq selected seed multiplication for his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) assignment. The SEP is an action-oriented field research component of the SAFE program…
Practising farming as a business: The success story of a SAFE alumnus in Uganda
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Extension Education from Uganda’s Makerere University in 2002, Vicky Nyakatuura Bagenda, a SAFE alumnus, secured a job at the Mukono District Local Government. After a few years, she decided to actively engage in farming as a business, establishing a model farm that now serves as a training center for her community
Digital agriculture extension for accelerating knowledge and technology transfer in Ethiopia
SAA-Ethiopia’s digital agricultural extension work began in 2010 with the establishment of 21 Woreda Extension and Resource Centers (WERCs) outfitted with computers, printers, dial-up/ADSL internet access, and a portal from which 660 experts gained improved access to agricultural information
Providing better agricultural advice through e-Extension
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted peoples’ movements and assembly, SAA-Ethiopia moved with speed to intensify its e-Extension programs
Using ICT to enhance Mali’s seed sector efficiency
In the last three years, SAA has been keenly working on transforming Mali’s seed sector through the promotion of digital technologies.
